Osimhen scored below average points against Bologna and reacted poorly when substituted
Napoli coach Rudi García has had a personal conversation with Victor Osimhen after the Nigerian player was furious at being substituted in the goalless draw against Bologna, according to Soccernet.ng. He revealed that he had talked to him.
Osimhen was not at his usual level on Sunday when Napoli faced Bologna in Serie A. The Nigerian striker had not scored in three games before the match.
But he couldn’t swing the net. The 24-year-old goalkeeper missed a penalty in the 72nd minute, which probably would have been the winning goal for the Parthenopians.
Finally, Garcia replaced him with Giovanni Simeone in the 86th minute. However, this caused a negative reaction, and Osimhene angrily left the pitch, telling Garcia that he should have left him on the pitch and replaced Simeone with another player to create a strike partner.
After the match, Garcia declined to discuss the incident in detail, but said he had spoken to Osimhen about the incident.
As for Victor’s penalty mistake, it could have happened to anyone,” Garcia said, according to Tutto Napoli.
“His behavior when he was substituted was not good, but I have already spoken to him and the team about it.”
Apart from Garcia’s statement, Napoli kept the incident very low profile. They face Udinese in Serie A on Wednesday, but Osimhen is hoping to finally end his goal drought.
